# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220101720009` · 06/16/2010 · Colowyo Coal Company L P
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Electrician, Lineman
- **Activity:** Hand tools (powered)
- **Injury source:** ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.75 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** RTZ-CRA Group
- **Operator:** Colowyo Coal Company L P
- **Mine:** [0502962](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/0502962)
## Narrative

While grinding a wheel motor commutator, the grinding stone wedged in the commutator causing the grinding stone to spin around pinching the left index finger between the grinding stone and the commutator.  The pinching caused a laceration requiring 5 sutures.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*